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chriscan64

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13. Sadly, it will happen just the way you lay it out.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sat Aug 1, 2020, 03:39 AM

Aug 2020

The small and insufficient gains against the virus made by reluctant republican governors like Greg Abbott will be wiped away. Trump will lose, but his loss will bring about as much relief as joy if not more. It will be bittersweet. He will leave a permanent stain on the country. The source of his power, a sizeable percentage of the population detached from reality, will remain.

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Due to the School Reopening Policies of Trump's Administration, [View all] MineralMan Jul 2020 OP

Tragic that kids have to pay for trump's idiocy and callousness Bayard Jul 2020 #1

Most of the children will survive, but many of their parents and grandparents MineralMan Jul 2020 #2

Sadly true. crickets Jul 2020 #10

K&R, Similar happened in Israel 47% of the new cases after kids went to school were of kids and even uponit7771 Jul 2020 #3

Trump hears only what he wants to hear, MineralMan Jul 2020 #4

You are probably right. Even worse, Trump will then have a very strong case PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #5

They didn't postpone the 1918 election. MineralMan Jul 2020 #6

True. We've never had an election postponed or cancelled. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #8

He has no power snowybirdie Jul 2020 #7

I know that. Usually I'm the one here chastising posters who bring up the postponement idea. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #9

I agree snowybirdie Jul 2020 #11

Point #1: Greenfield, IN AwakeAtLast Aug 2020 #12

Sadly, it will happen just the way you lay it out. chriscan64 Aug 2020 #13